diff --git a/build/azure-pipelines/product-build.yml b/build/azure-pipelines/product-build.yml
index 5565843d635..c81783f3d1d 100644
--- a/build/azure-pipelines/product-build.yml
+++ b/build/azure-pipelines/product-build.yml
@@ -710,7 +710,7 @@ extends:
                   baseImage: ubuntu:24.04
                   arch: arm64
 
-        - ${{ if and(parameters.VSCODE_RELEASE, eq(variables['VSCODE_PRIVATE_BUILD'], false)) }}:
+        - ${{ if and(parameters.VSCODE_RELEASE, eq(variables['VSCODE_PRIVATE_BUILD'], false), or(eq(variables['Build.SourceBranch'], 'refs/heads/main'), startsWith(variables['Build.SourceBranch'], 'refs/heads/release/'))) }}:
           - stage: ApproveRelease
             dependsOn: [] # run in parallel to compile stage
             pool: